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LADIES BEWAREi

Don't Squander Your Cash Get a
Pair Of Opera Toe Slippers for 5oc, Buy
Pair of Every day Button Shoes at
$I.25. Try Our Genuine Kid Button
Shoes for $I,5o. Complete Comfort
Handsome Fit for $I,98. Wear Our
Guaranteed Shoes for $2.25. A new
pair ifnot satisfactory, worth 800 We
have Ladies Shoes for Young Ladies,
Old Ladies Middle Aged Ladies, Mar
ried Ladies. Single and in fact, for all
Ladies' C. p. HERRING & COY,
Ladies Shoes A Speciality.
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POUND AT LAST.

A Genuine French Calf Gents Seam
less Shoe worth $500 for $500 and no
onee1se has it and cant get1t We control
this market G. p. HERRING & Co..
Wide Awake Shoe Dealer
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Don't miss it, for it is the Greatest
Sacrifice ever known in Martinsburg in
Clothing, at r. Rosenbush & Cos Red
Letter Sale
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Goods marked at one half valae at r.
Rosenbush g Co.'S Red Letter Sacrifice
Sale
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You just ought to see those large ba-
nanas at H. NJ. HERRINc's.
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SPECIAL LOCALS.

Ifyou are fond Of good cup Of Tea,
call at H. NJ. Herring's, The finest
in the city.
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RATES or ADVERTISING.

Standing advertisements,
per in per mo. 81 90
Transient locals per line, each Issue .os
Merchants, g -
s E & = per month 90
Advertisers with whom we have reg
ular running accounts viii have their
bills rendered on the first Monday Of
each month. All transient advertise
ments payable Id advance.
Smyrna times., 1887-06-08
The signers of the Constitution.

We have often been asked if there
was any record of the date when the
State OfDelaware ratified and approved
the Constitution of the United States.
We are enabled to lay before our read
ers the act in full with the signatures
thereto, just as they are appended to
the instrument. 1t will be seen that the
Sussex members first signed the instru.
ment. The original act ratifying the
Constitution is on parchment, and is re-
markably well preserved. 1t is in the
office of the Secretary of the State and
reads as follows.
We the Deputies of the People of
the Delaware State, in Convention met.
having taken into serious consideration
the Federal Constitution proposed and
agreed upon by the Deputies of the
United States in a General Convention
held at Philadelphia on the seven
teenth day of September, in the year
of our Lord, one thousand, seven hun
dred and eighty-seven, have approved,
assented to, ratified, and confirmed. and
by these present, Do, in virtue of the
Power and authority to us given for
that purpose, for and in behalf of our
/ selves and our constituents. fully, free
/ ly and entirely, approve Of assent to.
ratify and confirm the said Constitu-
/ ton.
Done in Convention at D,ver this
seventh day of December in the war
afore said, ami in the year of the InIe.
pendence of the United States or Amer.
lea the twelfth. In Testimony VIII, rcor
we have hereunto subscribed our names.
Sussex Comfy, John Ingram, John
Jones, Will w. Moore, William Hall.
Thomas Laws, Isaac Cooper, Woodman
Stockley, john Laws, Thomas Evans.
Israel Holland Kent County, Nicholas
Ridgely, Richd. Smith, George Truitt,
Richard Bassett, James Sykes, A. Me
Lane, Daniel Cummins, sr., Jos Barker.
Ewd. white, George Manlove: New
Castle County, James Latimer, Presi-
dent, James Black, John James, Gun
ming Bedford, senr., Kensey Johns
Thos. WattfOrz, Solomon Maxwell.
Nicholas Way, Thomas Duff, Cunning
Bedford, jun. DelawGrean.
Smyrna times., 1887-06-08
Personal.

Mr.. and Mrs Robert Hanee, of Phil
adelphia, spent Saturday and Sunday
with their daughter, Mrs. w. U. Hot
fecker. Miss Anna May Hance, who
came with them, remained.
Miss Lille Taylor, of Chester, is Wis
iting her aunt, Mrs. Geo. H. Raymond.
Rev. Walter Saville, Of Kansas, was
on a visit to his uncle, Andrew SiscO,
Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Fisher, of Philadelphia, and
Miss Sallie Baggs, of Camden, Del
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM
H. Baggs on Sunday and Monday.
Mrs. Kate Pettingill and Miss Louise
Russell, of Philadelphia, are visiting
Miss Minnie Clement.
Mrs. d. w. Trumpeller, who came
on from Florida with her husband, ha:
remained at their farm, near town
while he has returned for two or three
weeks, intending to return and spenC
the heated term here.
Harry and Eliza Walker, cousins o
| VIM. Walker, arrived last week from
Durham, England, and propose making
their home in this State.
Mrs. Sallie Linthicum, of Baltimore
is visiting her brother, DR.. VIM. I
Collins. She is accompanied by he
daughter, Mrs. John D. Fisk, ant
children.
VIM. S. Boyd, a commission merchan
of Chicago, is on a brief visit to hi
brother, DR.. John NJ. Boyd, accompa
MED by their sisters, Mrs. Janvier, Mrs
Cleaver and Miss Lizzie Boyd, of Nel
Castle county.
A. Lee Cummins and bride wer
given a tea party last evening b y MI
and Mrs. John H. Bewley.
Smyrna times., 1887-06-08
The Rose Rnrs

The rose bugs which usually feed on
roses but this year seem less delicate in
their taste, attacking fruit of various
kinds, have made their appearance in
this vicinity, as they have in various
other places down the State and on
the Eastern Shore. Their ravages
have been quite severe in some places,
especially over in Maryland, where
they appeared ten days or two weeks
ago. The first heard of them here
was the latter part of last week. The
roses do not count money but the
grapes and peaches do, and it is from
these we hear. In the neigborhood of
KentOn and near this town we hear
reports of several vineyards inYwhich
the bugs attacked the grapes when in
blossom, where they have been serious
ly damaged and in some cases about
destroyed. One farmer who had a
few cherries which are rare to find this
year says the bugs attacked and ate
| them up. In many orchards they
made an assault on the young peaches.
the popularity being that where one is
attcked, as many get around it as can.
until they eat it up. We do not know
how numerous they are or whether
the young fruit destroyed will have
any appreciable effect on the crop, but
with the grapes we apprehend the loss
| of fruit will be considerable. In some
isolated cases we have accounts OF
their eating the wheat, potato vines
and even young sassafras bushes. For
ty years ago the same insect used to
be quite destructive to the roses
but for a quarter of a century until
recently, they were rarely seen even
among these.
Smyrna times., 1887-06-08
Renaissance.
JOHN NJ. CLAYTON.

Mr. EDITOR: The synopsis in the
TIMES of the Grafton by Chief Justice
Comegys, recalled to my mind, the hrst
time ever saw Mr.. Clayton. 1t was
at a joint adams and Jackson pOIiti-
cal meeting held in Smyrna in 1928.
The speakers were Mr.. Clayton and
Jas. A. Bayard. The stand was erected
under the trees, that stood in front of
the dwellings of Daniel Mcdowell.
Mrs. Walker, Mrs. Spearman and the
DicksOns, directly opposite the old stage
hotel then kept Il think by Mrs.
Lockwood. / was too young to ap-
preciate Mr. C.'s strength of argument.
force of logic, quickness Of repartee.
biting sarcasm, brilliant wit. beauty of
imagery and chaste dictiOn, but | vas
not too young to be enthused by his
oratOrical powers.
In after years | often heard them say
that If Delaware was as large in terri
tory and population as Pennsylvania
or New York. Mr.. Clayton would De
president of the United States.
have had the good fortune to listen
to many of the most famous forensic
and pulpit orators of this country. but
IN three score years | have rarely seen
and heard public speaker who made
SO lasting an impression on my mind
as did Mr.. Clayton.
hope the address of Mr.. Comegys
has a wide circulation, and | think
every intelligent DeIawarean who read.
it will feel proud of both the author anC
the subject Of the essay. f. W.
Smyrna times., 1887-06-08

THE Episcopal Conventions of DelA-
ware and EastOn (for the Eastern
ShOre) which meet on the same day
last week were different in the result
in the object before them seleC-
ton Of a BishOp-EastOn succeeding
after nearly a years trial in getting the
seventh man elected to the Office, to
accept. The convention of our State
when they Lad nearly the requisite
number of votes to elect candidate,
adjourned the convention until Decem-
Der. The clergyman who came so near
in succeeding to the Office was Prof.
Benton of Delaware College. The vote
was doubtless a surprise to ell concern
ed, because since his residence in the
Diocese his time has been so complete
~ occupied in the duties of his prOfes-
sOrship, that he was but little known in
the ecclesiastical service in the Diocese
The vote was therefore high cOmpli-
ment to the Reverend Professor. Rev
Wm. B. Gordon who left here in May
for Mexico, and who knew Prof. Ben
ton well before he came to Delaware
College. in a conversation last year il
discussing men of intellectual and NOR
al force spoke of him in the most ex
allied terms, but as we remember, will
with it all, a man of great modesty
There must have been others wh'
shared this opinion for the gentleman
to have marked up so well, when il
pulpit opportunities he had had sue
limited opportunities to be seen an
heard.
Smyrna times., 1887-06-08

THE effort being made in Philadel-
phia, to resuscitate the old patriotic
Fourth of July observance, such as we
used to have before the war, and which
in large measure has gone into disuse
since, is a step in the right direction.
The effort set on foot by Col. Mcclure
seems to have struck a simultaneous
cord in number of other places which
intend to have celebrations in which
the sentiments of patiotism are incul-
Gated. No town on the Peninsula pre-
viOus to the war did it so regularly and
thoroughly each recurring anniversary
as Smyrna, and the reasons that hold
good for celebrating the deeds and daring
OF our torefathers in achieving our in
dependence in former times and in 9TH
er places now, will apply with equal
force to U.s. Nothing is 80 dear to an
individual or to a nation as liberty. and
the man who gives his life for his
country is in the highest sense hero.
But there is a duty as high as achiev-
ing liberty,-that Of maintaining it.
This comes Of virtue, and obedience to
the will of the people as expressed in
laws which they have themselves made.
The subjects of despotism who are com
ing from the old world to our shores by
thousands whose idea of liberty is H.
cense and anarchy need to be taught
what true liberty is, such as we CON-
memOrate on the natal day of Ameri-
can liberty. While we are not over
run with this class as is the case in
some localities, we have boys and girls
TO whom the Fourth of July has hardly
any Significance other than a holiday
Why, when and how we achieved our
independence, and the means for pre-.
serving it, are subjects we'll worthy o.
consideration at least once a year.
Why not celebrate.
Smyrna times., 1887-06-08

THE disclosures in the Jake Sharp
trial last week in New York, concern
the efforts of persons acting in Sharp's
interest to corrupt jurors are thoroughly
alarming and causes the Tribune to say {:
The worst of it is that there is no way
Of meeting and preventing such ras-
cality. Our jury system is already the
object of widespread dissatisfaction,
and if the interests of justice, in addi-
ton to being at the mercy of prejudice,
grossness and stupidity, are also liable
to be undermined by corruption, dis
satisfaction will soon deepen into dis
gust. Have the atmosphere and sur
roundings of our courts become so bad
that before judges can enter upon the
trial of causes they must first sprinkle
the room with disInfectants and erect
a barricade about the jury-bOx? In all
of these bribery cases there has been
more or less reason to suspect that
'jury-fxing" was attempted, but in
the case of Sharp it has evidently been
going on with extraordinary activity
and bOldness. OF course a man whC
would bribe Aldermen to get a fran
chise would bribe jurymen to escap,
Sing Sing, and when reputable citizen
say that persons have spoken to then
and letters have been sent them offer
ing them inducements to vote 70
Sharp's aequittal, public alarm canno
be quieted by attacking the District
Attorney, nor is that method of meet
ing the case at all creditable to thos
who adopt it.
Smyrna times., 1887-06-08
AUt tfee
A Correction.

The editor of the Smyrna Record has
the following editorial paragraph in his
last issue:
"The Diocesan Convention of the T. +.
Church in session at Elkton has not sue
ceeded in electing a Bishop. That at
ChestertoWn has elected Bishop, but he
has declined the honor"
1t would seem impossible to get in
the space of five lines a greater tumble
of misstatements. In the first place
there was no " Diocesan Convention of
the P. E. Church in session in Elkton. "
In the second place the Diocese of
EastOn (which presume the editor had
reference to) which metin Chestertown,
did elect a Bishop, DIR. Adams, of Vicks-
burg, who has accepted. This was
done on Thursday, certainly in time
for the editor to have found it out for
his issue on Saturday. 1t is true DR..
Lindsay, of Washington, was elected
on Wednesday to the vacancy and de-
clined, but his declination was for
warded the same day. In the third
place the statement that the conven-
ton had not succeeded in electing a
Bishop" falls to the ground, as have
shown above. READER.
Smyrna, DeL., June 6, 1887.
Smyrna times., 1887-06-08
At WoodlaWn.'

Col. Geo. w. Cummins, whose farm
WOOdlawn," has been given for the
past quarter of century to fruit cul-
ture, and very prOftably so, looks upon
this year as one of the worst in prospect
he has ever had. He has ten large
cherry trees that form part of the mar
ginal shade of his handsome lawn.
They blOomed out never so full before,
and grew to the size Ofsmall peas, when
at once they disappeared and
now he does not know that there is q
cherry on the whole of them. The
plum trees are a total failure as are
also the apricots His apple orchard
that has unusually been prolific
has a very small showing of fruit,
and the pear orchard which covers
some ten or twelve acres, does not
promise over a quarter Of a crop. The
peach crop which at " WoOdlawn" has
been almost uniformly successful il
there were peaches sanywhere, is brought
down now since blOssOming time to only
quarter of a crop, and he is not Ger.
tain where it will stop. But with the
latter crop the Colonel is having the
experience of those whose trees have
been bearing for three or four year.
which are unifOrmerly this year slim o.
fruit, while those whose orchard!
which have been taking a rest for two
years amid, all the discouragementi
| promise good crops.
Smyrna times., 1887-06-08

MINORITY representation" was
question that had considerable prOmi-
nence in the political campaign in this
State last fall. The strongest cham
pion just now for minority representa-
tion seems to be Gov. Hill, of New
York. The Legislature of New York
which has a Republican majority
passed a bill at its last session author
izing a constitution. The following
from an exchange under the head of
"a Point we'll Taken" will show Gov
Hill's attitude towards it,
"Gov. Hill, of New York, in vetoing
the republican constitutional cOnven-
ton bill, made the point that the bill
contained no provision for minority
representation thereby virtually rul-
ing out Of the convention all represen-
tatives of organized labor and of pro-
hibitiOn, who should properly be af-
fOrded an opportunity of participating
III the work of such a convention
ought not to be partisan affair. II
should be made up of men of all politi.
cal beliefs, and Representatives of all
moral and social reforms. Unless the
present constitution is changed for the
better. it is not wise to change it at all
Political, social and moral ideas have
changed somewhat within the las
twenty years. They have advanced a!
most of us believe. The changes there
fore, needed in the old constitution ar,
to put it abreast with the ideas of tn,
present, so that it may be a true ex
ponent Of present thought and belief
70 do this it must contain the bes
thought Of the best representative mel
of these advanced ideas; but this will
not be the case if the convention b
made up solely of democrats and re
publicans, who are elected as partisan
and as politicians, looking for politica
preferment. Party questions shoul
have no place in such a convention
all thought of the benefit to accrue t
any or either party should be left out
the good of society, the welfare of tn
state and the prosperity of the peOpl
should be the sole controlling motiv
and for this purpose, the best and Wi
! est men, irrespective of party affilii
, tiOns, should compose the convention
Smyrna times., 1887-06-08
Strawberries.

The strawberry crop has never been
so unsatisfactory as this year. The
weather has been unsatisfactory, when
first beginning to ripen too dry and
since too wet, but the chief difficulty
has been too many acres on the line of
the Delaware railroad and its tributar-
les for profitable culture. Way down
the Peninsula whole plantations are
put out in this fruit, and at an approx
nation Of 200 cars day, with the
amount going FROM New Jersey and
other places, the market cannot be
otherwise that glutted and prices down
below profit. One of our growers who
shipped over a dozen crates of berries
on Friday received a telegram on Sat
urday from his commission man IN
New York that he could not sell them
at any price, and thevery choicest berries
sold for only about three cents Il quart
The effect will be to discourage the
culture and greatly reduce the number
of acres set to this fruit, which ten and
fifteen years ago was one of our mos
| profitable crops.
Smyrna times., 1887-06-08
Letter from Kenton.

The NJ. E. Sunday-school is prepar-
ing to observe Children's Day on next
Sabbath. The programme will consist
largely of select singing and respon-
sive readings.
Our village heard, with a mOurnful
sigh, the sudden death of the 1O-year-
old son of Geo. n. Tarbutton, on Sun
day morning The little boy was not
only the pride of his parents, but was
beiiked by all who knew him. His
gentle and loving ways made him the
favorite Of many, and the parents were
not alone in grieving for him who had,
though young, won Il place in the
hearts of all. That The good die
young" is forcibly impressed upon Us
by the early death of this little boy.
Francis Greenwell has improved the
appearance Of his property on Mair
street by removing the old paling ant
placing IA new fence in its stead.
The primary school was closed OF
| Friday and its efficient and popular
teacher, Miss Linda Shortess, returned
to her home in Wilmington yesterday
Miss ShOrtess had the happy faculty 0
endearing to her the children unde
her charge, and through these httl
ones she soon had the good will Of tn
parents.
The shipment of Strawberries fron
here is about car per day. ALLER.
KentOR, DeL., June g. 1887.
Smyrna times., 1887-06-08
ChiIdren's Day at the M. E. Church.

Children's Day at the NJ. E. Church.
Children's Day and an occasional
Missionary Anniversary are about the
only times the children in their collec-
tive capacity as a Sunday-schOol are
given precedence and place in the au-
dlence room, and while the regular sit
tlngs of the simple church gOer NAV be
disturbed for the day, it is right in
thus recognizing this greatadjuncto
church from which the organization in
every department draws its supplies
for permanent usefulness. There are
many members of the congregation
who know nothing of the numbers,
force and effectiveness of the Sunday
school until they are forced to look
upon it from seat well in the rear of
the church, or gaze down on it from
the galleries above.
The Sunday of the Methodist
Church selected last Sunday, Sabbath
in advance of the regular day, because
it was thought the roses would be in
better condition, but in this they were
disappointed in their expectation be-
cause of the damage they had sus-
tanned from the frequent rains of the
week. While the floral display was
not so large as usual, it was tastefully
arranged, the striking feature of the
decorations being a bank of graceful
ferns occupying the central place inn
mediately in front of the pulpit, inter-
speTsed with amaryllis lilies, fianked
on either side by tables of cut flowers.
The opening services, which were
| somewhat delayed, commenced with
an instrumental piece, organ and two
viOlins, followed by an exercise of song
and responsive readings, in excellent
time and effect. The addresses were
by Rev. Walter Saville, of the North
| Western Kansas Conference, and the
Rev, w. s. Robinson, both good and
appropriate to the occasion. The latter
| sneaker in addressing himself to the
| children urged ndturGtness, be children
while in the child life, enjoying as
much pleasure as their opportunities
allowed. and this could be done with
out going into evil ways or living lives
Of disobedience. He deprecated those
books picturing children as saints with
all the circumspect thought and act of
persons of mature age. Such children,
/ it is said, die young; they were not fit
for this world. Children were not
born with the evil natures attributed to
them the habit of deception and false
hood were often instilled by bad meth
ods Of training or association; the child
got into these habits by slow steps as
any other thing was learned, and it
could not acquire evil habits speedily
with the ease it could learn lesson in
geography, grammar or arithmetic.
He urged the boys to be obedient, hon
est, truthful and brave, and thus grow
into good and vigorous manhood.
The Sunday met in the same
place in the afternoon, with similar ex-
ercises, the infant class taking a prom
inen part, the addresses being by Revs.
Jas. q. Lassell and J V Smith.
Rev. Mr.. Saviile, above named, filled
the pulpit at the regular preaching SER
vices Ia the evening.
Smyrna times., 1887-06-08

The Washington correspondent of
the Baltimore Sun has the following in
reference to Mr.. Bayard and the fish
cries trouble:
:" It is understood on undoubted
authority that the prospects for an
early settlement Of the fisheries trouble
are very bright. For some months
Secretary Bayar0 has been bestowing
close attention upon this subject. and
has been in constant correspondenee
with Lord Salisbury. The two hi0b
officials, while maintaining for Their
respective governments every position
considered due TO their rights and
dignity, have, nevertheless, each
evinced a spirit of courtesy and con-
cession honorable alike to them and
their governments. Secretary Bayard
has shown particular tact, delicacy and
diplomatic ability in his conduct Of the
negotiations, and il, as there seems 4
be no doubt, he succeeds in an ami
cable and satisfactory adjustment o
what has SO long looked as if iaeyita
bly, leading to serious consequences,
viii rehect great credit upon the De
partmePt Of State. The settlement O
Smyrna times., 1887-06-08

the fisheries matters without recourse
to the retaliation act of Congress is
especially to be commended, for the
attempt to enforce such an act would,
it is quite sure, have been productive
of more embarrassment to us than to
Canada. All the points at issue have
now been settled satisfactorily with
one exception, and this, it is confident
ly hoped, will be settled in a COM
paratively short time. The point upon
which Secretary Bayard is now rest
ing is that American fishing vessels
shall be permitted to touch at Cana
dian ports, with the privileges of ship
ping crews and purchasing bait, and
indeed any other purpose, but not to
fish within the three-mile limit. Lord
Salisbury so far has only conceded the
right to put in for wood, water, sup
plies and repairs. Probably there will
be some compromise on these points.
In the meantime it is understood that
during this season American fishing
vessels have met with comparatively
friendly treatment"